Job: Assistant professor Archival Studies, University of Amsterdam

The Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Humanities, is searching for a qualified assistant professor for the Archival Studies, Information Studies and Digital Humanities Team.

The Faculty of Humanities offers assistant professors the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that – partly as a result of their multidisciplinary approach – are world-renowned. Moreover, you will be teaching in a dynamic context in which new educational methods are being developed.

Together with other new assistant professors you will participate in a comprehensive introductory programme. You will be supervised closely during the first year of your appointment. Additional didactical training is also part of the appointment. Based on the candidate’s educational portfolio, previously acquired com- petences will be taken into consideration.

Candidates will be expected to conduct research, develop and teach courses, and supervise students within the framework of the programs of the MA Archival Studies and Information Studies as well as components of the BA in Media and Information (M&I). The ideal candidate will be expected to contribute to shaping these programs intellectually within the context of the emerging Media and Information program of study, which also includes new media and digital culture.